News round up

  • Denmark stops international adoptions

    Adoption rules in the six countries with which Denmark has agreements are being “disregarded”, according to a supervisory body. Plus, Sjælland Regional Council will accept citizens’ proposals at just 5000 signatures, physiotherapy overtakes surgery in Danish treatment trends, and the Queen’s abdication signature is archived by the state.


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  • Regional chairman: Lacking child psychiatry services will take years to recover

    In the second and third quarters of 2023, fewer than four out of ten under-18 psychiatric care cases were resolved on time. In related news, a new digital guide to help adults navigate the Danish mental health system is available from today.


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  • Parties accuse government of ‘thievery’ as extra pensions increase is scrapped

    Pensions will still rise in 2026, but the figure will be some DKK 1000 less per year. Plus, EU migration is at its highest since 2016, Denmark’s new royal couple make their first visit to Folketinget, and police appeal for witnesses of a murder in Frederiksberg.


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  • The government wants to allocate more money to the royals

    Queen Margrethe currently receives almost DKK 7.6 million per month in state benefits. Plus, Dansk Erhverv estimates royal tourism will bring Denmark some DKK 25 million this weekend, Nordic Waste reluctantly faces its toxic spill clean-up, and electric cars are cheaper than ever.


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  • The Danish passport is the third most powerful in the world

    Denmark shares third place with Austria, Ireland and the Netherlands. Plus, the Crown Prince only had three days’ notice of the Queen’s abdication, school children may get a new day off on the future King’s birthday, and right wing party Nye Borgerlige is in chaos after trying to dissolve itself.


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  • Animal Protection Centre has busy weekend with frozen swan calls

    From Friday to Monday, the centre received 46 calls about potentially frozen swans. Plus, Copenhagen Marathon sells out for the first time, the forming of a new housing organisation takes Christiania one step closer to new residential plans and B&O sales drop significantly.


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  • Tourism is booming in Denmark – yet Møns Klint has shrunk

    Wet weather causes landslides on Møns Klint, but international tourists still flock to Denmark in record numbers. At Copenhagen Airport, expansion will see new refueling and charging facilities for bio and electric planes, and a mayor in Copenhagen is concerned about teenagers’ nicotine use.


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  • ‘Towering’ Danish salary increases again

    Wage growth is at its highest for 15 years – and after the drop in inflation, it’s finally translating into household purchasing power, according to economists. Plus, Denmark’s F-16 fighter jets for Ukraine are delayed, and yesterday was the coldest day in Denmark for three years.


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  • Snow update: SOS international receives highest number of calls ever

    Motorists are encouraged to pack food, water and warm clothes for their commute this morning, while supermarket shelves are empty in Jylland. Plus, the 2024 tax on property sales causes a dip in the market, and five Mærsk ships are stranded in the Red Sea.


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  • Every third Dane carries drug-resistant bacteria – new antibiotic sparks hope

    The new antibiotic appears able to kill one of the three drug-resistant bacteria that pose the greatest threat to human health. Elsewhere, investors in Nordic banks are lining their pockets as huge 2023 profits pour in, new research finds Denmark’s sand dunes are man made, and international media are obsessing over Carlsberg Byen.


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  • Every fifth first-year student reports a psychological impairment

    Winter weather is ruling the headlines in Denmark today, but there is other news: 1 in 5 students in higher education self-identifies a psychological impairment, Teslas record dashcams are breaking Danish laws, and the future King Frederik will have to choose his royal motto.


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  • Blizzard warning: heavy snow to hit Denmark on Tuesday night

    From tonight until noon on Thursday, a snowstorm will swallow most of the country, with up to half a metre of snow in places. Plus, Danish wind energy company Vestas makes a stock market jump after securing a record deal in the US, and Danish life expectancy increases, becoming the highest in the EU.


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